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Invention and uptake of TAVI over the first 20 years

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Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is a breakthrough technology to replace the aortic valve in patients with severe aortic stenosis using simple cardiac catheterization instead of thoracic surgery. Initiated 20 years ago by my colleagues and me, TAVI has been performed in >1.5 million patients globally and has profoundly altered the landscape of cardiovascular medicine.

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Cribier, A. Invention and uptake of TAVI over the first 20 years. Nat Rev Cardiol 19, 427–428 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41569-022-00721-w

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